Poe-Escudero tandem hinted at NPC fellowship night

Senators Grace Poe and Francis Escudero at Pres. Aquino’s 6th State of the Nation Address (Photo courtesy of Poe’s official Facebook page)

MANILA — Senators Grace Poe and Francis “Chiz” Escudero have hinted at running for president and vice president, respectively, in next year’s polls during Tuesday’s night fellowship of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) after discussing different concerns of its members for inclusion to their “platform of government,” a party stalwart disclosed Wednesday.

While they did not declare running to higher position,Batangas Rep. Mark Llandro Mendoza, the House bloc head of NPC at the House of Representatives, said Poe and Escudero had consulted the members about problems in their respective provinces.